A realistic, achievable economic plan

Let's face it — Lanark Highlands has a money problem. We're taxed near our breaking point, and most households can't absorb another property tax hike. Ryan wants to look for genuine alternatives first: sharing infrastructure costs with neighbouring municipalities where it makes sense, and weighing every "big spend" decision carefully and transparently.

He also wants to make smart development decisions easier, not harder. This isn't about condos and subdivisions — it's about growing our taxable base instead of raising taxes again. Too many landowners have spent two-plus years stuck trying to do a simple lot severance. That process needs to be far more straightforward.

More support for our local economy

Lanark Highlands is fortunate to have a diverse mix of small and large local businesses fully capable of producing the work, products, and services our municipality needs. Ryan wants the township to look local first for municipal business — no more costly out-of-town reports from firms with no knowledge of our area.

Waste management

The most consistent request Ryan hears at the dump: bring back hazardous waste collection at our sites. He agrees, and he'll push to see it restored.

No to Alto

A high-speed rail route through Lanark Highlands would be a genuine disaster for this ward. It would mean expropriated land and a township bisected — with no planned stops here, and no benefit to show for it. Daily-use roads would be cut off, long detours built, and years of construction noise endured for a permanent inconvenience. The environmental cost to our fragile ecosystem would be significant. Ryan is firmly, unambiguously opposed.

A council that's actually accessible and more transparent

Ryan will answer his phone and reply to email in a timely, sincere way — no exceptions. He's proposing quarterly updates for the ward: two in-person meetings and two newsletters a year, so residents can stay informed about what has been going on at council and have a direct line to raise issues before they become bigger problems.

He'll arrive at every council meeting having done the homework on the agenda, ask the harder questions, and make sure Ward 3's concerns are actually heard — not just noted. He'll also keep pushing for the high-speed internet and cell coverage upgrades already underway in our ward.

Too many residents feel decisions get made behind closed doors, with little explanation before or after the fact. Ryan wants council business to be far more forthcoming — sharing the reasoning behind a decision, not just the outcome, so residents of Lanark Highlands aren't left guessing what happened or why.